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CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL®
IBT TEST
BUILDING SUPPORTING SKILLS
GRAMMAR REVIEW: PARALLEL STRUCTURES
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Many sentences present
information in a list or series. The items in the list or series must have
parallel structures. Notice how the words in the following sentences are
parallel (use the same word form or phrasing):
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EXERCISE G19 Use
Exercise G19 to practice your skills in using parallel structures
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EXERCISE G19 Checking for
parallel structure
Write the correct form for any parallel phrase that is used
incorrectly.
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On the
stones of the Sacra Via, patricians and plebeians bargained, elected
officials, heard speeches, and were paying homage to pagan gods.
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Following Charles V’s death, the
Louvre reverted to its former uses as a fortress, a prison, an arsenal,
and a treasure-house.
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